beliebteren

Beliebteren is the comparative form of the German adjective beliebt, meaning “more popular” or “more liked.” It is used to compare the degree of popularity between two or more items and is inflected to match gender, number, and case.

In German, the comparative form bae is derived from the stem beliebt-, with the ending adjusted according to the surrounding article and the noun it accompanies. The form beliebtesten is the superlative, while beliebteren appears in several comparative contexts. The most common usage of belieberen occurs before a masculine singular noun in the accusative with an indefinite article (einen): einen beliebteren Mann. It also appears in plural positions to indicate the set of items that are more popular than others, for example: die beliebteren Vorschläge, die beliebteren Modelle. In those plural cases, the ending reflects the determiner and case, yielding forms such as beliebteren.

Examples:

- Dieser Vorschlag ist beliebter als jener. (This proposal is more popular than that one.)

- Wir bevorzugen die beliebteren Optionen. (We prefer the more popular options.)

- Mit den beliebteren Modellen trafen wir eine bessere Wahl. (With the more popular models we made a better choice.)

Relation to other forms:

- beliebt is the positive form meaning “popular.”

- beliebtester is the superlative form meaning “the most popular.”

The form belibteren is not a noun, but a declined adjective form used in comparisons, and its exact ending depends on the case, number, and determiner of the noun it modifies.